I am Kofi Boahene. I am originally from Ghana. I am the first of seven children and this is how my journey into medicine started. By Ghanian standards, I came from a wealthy family but we lost that wealth pretty quickly over a short period of time when there was coup in Ghana. It was […]

Besides spurring the conversation and creating awareness about autism, the Good Doctor invites you to gain a broader perspective on the life of an autistic person. But sometimes the show`s creators go too far… Which autistic characteristics of Dr. Shaun Murphy are real and which are not? Let’s find out right now. 1. There is […]

So the first thing I do when I conduct a food inspection is wash my hands a lot of foodborne illness outbreaks can simply be prevented by washing hands. I don’t only wash my hands to ensure that I don’t contaminate any food but its to show me that the premise has the required aspects […]

For lots of us, finding the words to ask for help can be a real struggle even when we’re feeling well but if you’re trying to open up about your mental health for the first time it can feel even harder. For many of us, our GP is the person we have that first conversation […]

During infection by HIV, three enzymes play essential roles in the life cycle of the virus: Reverse Transcriptase, Integrase, and Protease. The first enzyme, HIV Reverse Transcriptase copies the viral RNA genome by combining individual host nucleotides to build a complementary DNA strand. When Reverse Transcriptase finishes this strand, It will replace the original viral […]

I was a family practice physician in a rural community health center. I was also in the Air National Guard at the time. Working one day in my private practice, I got a call from the National Guard Bureau and they were looking for a flight surgeon to support the war effort at the time. […]

My name is Lacey Christian and I’m a Hospitalist Physician Assistant. A Physician Assistant is a licensed medical provider that practices team-based medicine for patient centered care. As a hospitalist we’re providers that specialize in acute care medicine when patients come into the hospital We’ll say back in the day it used to be that […]